Is it okay to microwave nebulizer or in baby bottle sterilizer?

Scoop,
How did you test the temperature? I have not used any sterilizer yet, but for my upcoming trip, I plan to. It would give me peace of mind if I can know how hot the water in the sterilizer gets. If I use the meat thermometer, then the lid can't be closed.

Ling

Thanks!

I stuck the therm probe through the slits in the top and did not remove the top. A remote therm helps (like one of the ones you use in the oven with a wire cord).

Thanks, will give a try, the slits are so narrow, but the tip of the thermometer stick can go in.

Ling

I’m new to this ugh. So we’re supposed to rinse our stuff after washing in hot water and dawn. Is this necessary to break the film that the mac lives in? But the tap water might be contaminated with mac, so we might be recontaminating with the rinse water? How do you guys rinse? Why not just boil it straight on without doing the soapy water part? I’m also worried about the water coming out of the shower and taps?

Sorry it’s me again! I’d like to get nebulizer parts that I can boil (the ones I have now warp in boiling water), however I’ve read that some of the other kinds such as the aeroeclipse take 30 mins. I now use my cheap neb equipment that came from insurance and nebulize saline at the same time as using the aerobika. Takes only 10 mins or so. Am I missing out on therapeutic benefits this way? These nebs have the cups that warp when boiling.

Let's start with washing - it's a good idea to wash and rinse to remove med remnants, oil from fingers handling etc. Some here rinse with boiled water, others with (.2 micron) filtered water. I wash the Aerobika the same way. I am odd man out here - I don't boil every time- it takes biofilm time to form, so I wash every time and boil once or twice a week.
The neb cups that warp with boiling are disposable ones, meant to be used once or twice and discarded.
You can buy reusable ones on many sites like "just nebulizers" or "nebology" - they can be washed, sterilized and reused for 3-6 months. They usually come with new tubing, and most are interchangeable to most nebulizers.
When I first started this journey in 2018, I ordered one each of several types to find the one I liked. After several including the Aeroeclipse, I settled on a generic one and buy them 5 at a time.
I also melted a few early on, and learned to use a round silicon trivet or hot pad in the bottom of the saucepan, and keep the burner just high enough for a gentle boil. No need to use sterile water there, the boiling takes care of any germs. Others use microwave or counter top baby bottle sterilizer instead.

There is a benefit to nebbing first and then using the Aerobika and doing airway clearance IF you have a hard time clearing mucus - the time lapse allows better penetration. But if you feel "all cleaned out" after a session you're probably doing okay. You can double check with your pulmonologist.

Are you also being treated for MAC?

Thanks for your reply! I had mac absessus in 2021 and don’t know if I still have it. I did IV Linezolid, oral Amikacin and another oral drug I don’t recall the name of. That one took the place of an IV drug I couldn’t tolerate due to extreme nausea. (I had to get monthly pre-approval for the oral one because it was relatively new). I had to stop the whole thing after 3.5 months because my toes went numb. Anyway I’ve been nebulizing the 3% saline for a year or more and I’m doing very well. Except for an annoying cough I can run and play tennis like usual. I don’t have too much mucus, but do have some. Plus a highly annoying constant tickle in my throat. The dr got the aerobika for me because I asked him if doing percussion therapy might even make things better.

What are people doing about the their household water systems?
How did some of u get your water tested for mac?

But the way I’m a 64 ye old female and I have low average bmi. Anybody know why this disease favors our type?